La Badia - ORVIETO

Had lunch here on arrival, as we were staying at the hotel (beautiful, if pricey), and had a really wonderful meal, including whole artichoke, and agnolotti with rabbit ragu. Lovely setting and exceptional food.

Had a wedding dinner here (not regular menu). The food was just astonishingly good. 5 courses, each better than the last. In fact I still remember what I had a week down the track. Best was definitely the duck ragu with tortelli and the chicken cappriossa (however u spell it) lasagna.

You cannot beat the location. Eating outside at the Abby is wonderful. Buffalo mozzarella caprese was excellent. Sangiovese wine was reasonable and good. Filet of beef was very average at best. A disappointment. Service great. Price ok. Fernando the cat (we like cats) was sweet.

Went here on our way back from Florence for our sons bday. Started off nice. Loved the property and the history. Wine and apps came quickly. Then dinner and salads. All salads had NO dressing. I mean ceasar salads with no dressing. When told about it they never brought down the dressing. Set oil and vinegar on table. No one liked their dishes and then when we told waiters they were offensive with our Italian speaking guide. Children treated like **** when they were ordering adult meals. 1 child never got a meal another ones order never made right. Truly some of the worst service we’ve experienced at any nice establishment. Get 100 times better service on a weekly basis at our local chick fil a. Ridiculously rude to all of us. Someone NEEDS to save this BEAUTIFUL establishment because with service and food like this it will fail and it will be a true shame. One of the prettiest places I’ve laid eyes on but they definitely did NOT deliver.

My pasta was really good, but husbands duck was overdone. Slow service too and they were not even busy.